When to plant sweet alyssum in Barcaldine
- Sow in trays: early Mar to early JulBarcaldine area, hot semi-arid
- Move seedlings out: early Apr to early AugBarcaldine area, hot semi-arid
- Plant seedlings: early Apr to early AugBarcaldine area, hot semi-arid
- Sow in the ground: late Apr to early AugBarcaldine area, hot semi-arid
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Barcaldine. Microclimates vary: frost hollows and hills run later.
A low carpet of tiny honey-scented flowers that feeds hoverflies and tiny parasitic wasps, two of the best aphid and caterpillar hunters. Edge your beds with it, or tuck it between lettuces and brassicas. Flowers most of the year in Adelaide.